Funded Short Term Training Opportunity from the Mailman School of Public Health, the Irving Institute and the Columbia Summer Research Insititute (CSRI)

The PRIDE program (funded by NHLBI) seeks to recruit and train junior scientists who can improve public health and reduce health disparities throughout the nation. Recognizing the urgent and compelling need to promote diversity, the PRIDE award will provide rigorous training and mentoring opportunities to junior faculty members from diverse backgrounds, and equip them with the essential skills needed to conduct comparative effectiveness research and address some of the most complex health problems facing us today. The key elements of this program include:

• Introduction to landmark research topics in heart, lung, blood, and sleep research
• Rigorous training in CER methods and responsible conduct of research
• An ongoing, structured mentorship experience
• Opportunities for interactions with existing programs at Columbia for mutual support

Components of this 14-month program include: didactic training through the Columbia Summer Research Institute (CSRI), mentoring and professional development, grant writing support, and CER seminars.

Eligibility: We are currently seeking applications from individuals from a minority group that is under-represented in the biomedical or health sciences. Furthermore, applicants must be junior faculty members, holding instructor level or higher positions at any institution and health-related doctoral degrees such as the PhD, MD, DO, DrPH, DDS, DMD, DVM, or equivalent, as well as doctorally-prepared nurses. Applicants from Columbia University with the title of Assistant of Clinical, Associate Research Scientist or Assistant Professor as of July 1, 2013 are eligible to apply. This award is open to US Citizens or Permanent Residents. Individuals ineligible for PRIDE include those with post-doctoral titles on July 1, 2013, and current and former principal investigators on NIH research grants (R01), sub-projects or program project (P01) or center grants (P50).

We are NOW accepting applications from junior faculty for funding to begin July 1, 2013. Interested candidates should complete a pre-application by clicking here: http://www.biostat.wustl.edu/pridecc/application/application_forms/

To learn more about this program, please visit: http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/academic-departments/select-programs/pride

All application materials are due by March 1, 2013 Award Start Date: July 1, 2013

For information regarding other TRANSFORM programs, please visit our web site: http://irvinginstitute.columbia.edu/education/overview.html